WIRED FOR BETTER LIVING

SHUTTER TO THINK

Minox's throwback Rolleiflex AF 5.0 is a tiny digital replica of the classic Rolleiflex 6x6. Measuring just 49 by 73 millimeters, it produces square-format images with resolution up to five million pixels, and the shutter release even requires that you manually wind the crank. Available in the original black or in retro red. $449, minox.com.

LARGER THAN LIFE

Putting CinemaScope to shame is Ostendo's 42.8-inch ultra-wide-screen display—the first to feature a uniquely wraparound form for true photo and design immersion. $7,999, ostendotech.com.

OFFICE ROMANCE

This shock-absorbing neoprene sleeve provides the perfect protective cover for your MacBook Air. $39.95, designersleeves.com.

GET CONNECTED

Whether you're at the beach or in your car, Novatel's credit-card-size MiFi turns 3G radio waves into a roving Wi-Fi network for any Internet-ready gadget. Compatible data plans from wireless providers are about $60 a month and can be shared among five devices. $149, novatelwireless.com.

SILENT RIDER

Whisper-quiet at 50-plus m.p.h., the allelectric Brammo Enertia is the world's first mass-produced plug-in street motorcycle. It charges in three hours and can carry you for 45 miles on a full battery, emitting 92 percent less overall carbon dioxide than an average car. $12,000, enertiabike.com.

ALL KEYED UP

Asus, makers of the diminutive Eee PC. laptops, managed to squeeze a full-featured PC. inside a traditional keyboard without adding bulk. There's a touch screen for keeping an eye on Twitter or e-mail, and 32 gigabytes of onboard storage for movies that stream via wireless HDMI to your television—no cable clutter in sight.

$549, eeepc.asus.com.

MOBILE HOME FOR ALL SEASONS

Inspired by John Lautner's Chemosphere and the streamlined shape of a vintage Airstream, the 252° Living Area is a fully functioning mobile home created by four graduate students at the Superior Institute of Design, in France. Still just a concept, the house unfolds, like an accordion, on rails to reveal a space bigger than some Manhattan apartments— with a bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and office, each of which can be folded up individually and put away at will.